The Heart of a Volunteer

David Griffin, a Sergeant for the North Augusta Department of Public Safety, has been a volunteer for Southeastern Firefighters Burn Foundation for over two decades. His service began in 1989 when he volunteered to work at the first burn survivors' reunion.  Since then, David has held volunteer roles as both the Chair and Vice Chair of the Board. In 2010, when David's term on the board ended, he was awarded the title of Emeritus for his service. As one of our longest serving volunteers, David often shares stories about the many people and events that have helped shape the history of the Foundation. One of his funniest tales is about an event that occurred at the SC State Firefighters Association's annual meeting in Myrtle Beach, SC. As a regular attendee to this conference, David has established a tradition of collecting aluminum cans for the Foundation's recycling program. For several years, he has volunteered to pull one of our can trailers to the conference, parking it near the hotel pool. During his "pool duty" David encourages anyone enjoying a "cool one" to toss their empty cans into the can trailer. A few years back, a fellow firefighter took great delight in announcing David's room number to the conference delegates and encouraging them to throw their empty aluminum cans onto the balcony of David's room.  Although his nights were often interrupted by the clatter of cans, David said "it was for a good cause."   We appreciate David's years of service and his dedication to the mission of Southeastern Firefighters Burn Foundation.